A Norwegian Mile

When asking directions in Norway, be aware that a "Norwegian Mile" is not equivalent to an English measured mile. A Norwegian Mile is equivalent to 10 km, though the old standard was just over 11.5 km. Either way, 20 Norwegian miles is a pretty long distance, so don't think you can get there in just under 1/2 an hour.

This comes up because Kimber and I did a long bike ride yesterday. We were trying a course that she is supposed to race on weekend after next, and the course is 80 km long. We missed a turn about 15 km into the course and ended up going into the mountains. It was only a couple of Norwegian miles out of the way. Between the hills and the wind, it kicked my butt! We were both sore and worn out when we got up this morning.


I did do a little fishing this afternoon with Sidney, though. I caught two flounder, including this one that was just over 12 inches long and provided almost a pound of fillets.








Activity over at the piers next door has been pretty high, as the ships that were there a couple of weeks ago came back and had the equipment removed. This was done during the evening, and looked pretty cool. There were also some neat clouds, so the pictures were pretty dramatic.


They also have been busy on the pier Kimber's company's building will be built on. The new building they are currently in is only temporary until the new one is built. The one they are building will extend out onto the pier.